2025-26 Boys Basketball

Week 5 Review

Forsyth County Schools will head into the Christmas and New Year’s break following Tuesday’s games, with just three regular-season gamedays remaining when teams return. For those squads that have yet to take their bye, the schedule is even tighter, with only two regular-season games left before the end-of-season tournament.

The county is now down to just one undefeated team—Little Mill’s 7th-grade squad—which delivered another dominant performance against Otwell. Meanwhile, perfection is no longer on the table in 8th grade, where the race for the top five seeds has become as wide open and competitive as it’s been all season.

Little Mill continues to impress in 7th-grade play with another 40-plus-point victory. All of the Mustangs’ wins this season have come by 33 points or more, and their average margin of victory increased by 0.2 points from last week to 40.3.

Riverwatch sits in second place in the standings, 2.5 games back after their bye, while South Forsyth dropped its second straight game to fall into third and now trails Little Mill by three games. Behind them, four teams are tied for fourth at 4-3, all battling for position and the coveted first-round byes in the end-of-season tournament, which are awarded to the top five seeds.

In 8th-grade action, South Forsyth defeated Vickery Creek in the FCMSAthletics.com Featured Game on Tuesday night. The win moved the Eagles back into the top spot in the standings at 7-1. With a statement 21-point victory, South Forsyth sent a clear message to the rest of the league that they are still the team to beat heading into January.

Three teams are now tied for second following Vickery Creek’s loss, as the Vipers, Lakeside, and Riverwatch all enter the break with 6-1 records. Hendricks added another win to improve to 6-2. With the standings taking shape, the top five seeds appear nearly locked in. DeSana remains the lone team with a path into the top five, but would need to win its remaining three games while Hendricks drops its final two for that scenario to unfold.

7th Grade: Little Mill is in a League of Their Own

There aren’t many more accolades that can be placed on Little Mill at this point in the season. The Mustangs are in the midst of an incredible run, and the county may be witnessing history in the making. With their latest 41-point victory, Little Mill pushed its average margin of victory to 40.3 points per game and now holds a commanding 2.5-game lead in the standings. While the numbers may be slightly skewed by the Mustangs’ dominance, the gap is staggering—Liberty’s +10.3 margin is the next closest in the county.

Riverwatch had its bye on Tuesday, and Little Mill’s win pushed the Panthers to 2.5 games back. However, South Forsyth’s loss to Vickery Creek reshuffled the chase, moving Riverwatch into sole possession of second place and dropping the Eagles to third, three games behind the leader. Despite Little Mill’s firm grip on the top spot, the eight teams behind them remain tightly packed, with all still capable of finishing among the top five seeds and earning a first-round bye in the end-of-season tournament.

8th Grade: Race for Top Five Narrows Entering the Break

With two weeks and three gamedays remaining, the race for the top five spots—and a first-round bye in the playoffs—is down to just six teams. Five of those six teams won in Week 5, keeping their hopes for one of the coveted spots alive. The only team to suffer a loss was Vickery Creek, and even with their first defeat of the season, their chances remain very much alive.

South Forsyth, Riverwatch, and Vickery Creek have the potential to create a “perfect triangle” if they are able to win out. This scenario is possible because South Forsyth beat Vickery Creek, Riverwatch defeated South Forsyth, and Vickery Creek defeated Riverwatch.

If all three teams finish tied with the same number of losses, their records against the highest common opponents would be used to break the tie. Should that fail to resolve the seeding, a coin flip would ultimately determine the order for those teams.

Featured Matchup

8th Grade

South Forsyth (50) @ Vickery Creek (29)

South Forsyth’s (7-1) brief slide down the standings was short-lived, as the Eagles defeated the former league leaders, Vickery Creek (6-1). After the Vipers’ statement wins over Hendricks and Riverwatch in the preceding weeks, it was South Forsyth’s turn to show that they remain the favorites to win it all following last week’s loss to Riverwatch.

As has been the trend recently, Vickery Creek fell behind early, as South Forsyth and Adam Oche came out firing. Oche scored nine points in the first quarter to help the Eagles jump out to a 14-4 lead. Vickery Creek’s four points in the quarter came solely from bench players, with their starters held scoreless.

The second quarter followed a similar script, with South Forsyth outscoring Vickery Creek 16-5 to take a commanding 30-9 lead into halftime. The Vipers managed just two field goals in the quarter, while Sargent Scordino led the team with three points on an and-1 play. Adam Oche continued to pace the Eagles with 11 points, and South Forsyth hit four three-pointers in the period, led by Dallas DaCosta with two, further extending their lead.

Vickery Creek gained some momentum after halftime, scoring 10 points in the third quarter, but South Forsyth stayed hot, adding 14 points of their own to maintain a commanding lead. Entering the final quarter, the Eagles were ahead 44-19. Brandon Hobbs led the Vipers in the period with a two-point basket and two free throws, while South Forsyth saw balanced scoring, with three players contributing four points each in the quarter.

The final quarter turned into a victory lap for South Forsyth, as the Eagles cruised while Vickery Creek could only nibble at the lead, cutting it by just four points. The Vipers finally found the long-range touch with two three-pointers—South Forsyth’s defense had kept them out of the perimeter game all night—but it was too little, too late as the Eagles’ dominance never wavered.

South Forsyth was once again led by Adam Oche, who finished with 17 points, 11 of which came in the game’s decisive first half that effectively put the contest out of reach. Dallas DaCosta, Luke Consola, and Ethan Kang each added six points to help the Eagles maintain a balanced and relentless attack. For Vickery Creek, Brandon Hobbs led the way with seven points, closely followed by Colton Gumper with six.